Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 24, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -94.380
Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 24, 1975
9 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 23
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
9 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Christian
- When
- April 24, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Christian County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -93.230
Tornado, Christian
- When
- April 24, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Christian County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.050, -93.270
Tornado, Christian
- When
- April 24, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Christian County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 5.4 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -94.470
Hail, Pettis
- When
- April 24, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Pettis County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -93.180
Hail, Benton
- When
- April 24, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -93.200
Hail, Moniteau
- When
- April 24, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.480, -92.580
Hail, Cole
- When
- April 24, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cole County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -92.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Newton
- When
- April 24, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Coordinates
- 36.880, -94.600
Tornado, Newton
- When
- April 24, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Newton County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 6.5 mi
- Path width
- 500 yd
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 22 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 36.830, -94.580
Hail, Crawford
- When
- April 24, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -91.150
Hail, Barry
- When
- April 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barry County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.920, -93.920
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- April 24, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.330
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- April 24, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.250
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- April 24, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -90.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 24, 1975
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 24, 1975
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 24, 1975
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 24, 1975
- Hail in Kansas, April 24, 1975
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, April 24, 1975
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, April 24, 1975
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10058923, 10058924, 10059142, 10059143, 10059144, 10059145, 10059146, 10059147, 10059148, 10059149, 10059150, 10059151, 10059152, 10059153, 10059154.